6 Ways to get More Vitamin D
Read more“You need to be in the sun to get Vitamin D”, “You shouldn’t be in the sun, you’ll get cancer'”. Government guidelines are also telling us to cover up and wear sunscreen to prevent skin cancer, yet skin cancer rates are at an all-time high! Is it any wonder we are all so confused today? Let’s take a look at this important vitamin, how we can get it – and what to do about that sun!
How to Grow a Mango
Read moreMango’s are lush, scrumptious and a great eat for breakfast and snack or in salads and desserts. Just imagine if you could pick them off the tree in your own backyard… Well, actually you can and it’s not even that much of a toughie to grow! Here are Shiokfarm‘s Claire Chabrieres 4 easy step on how to grow your own mango! Mango #1 Once you are done eating your mango, make sure you keep the pit. Clean it well to remove all its hair. Inside the mango pit, there is a seed. Carefully cut along the length of the pit to get to the seed – be careful not to cut too deeply and damage the seed. Seed #2 Once the seed has been collected, wrap it in a damp paper (tissue, cotton ball) and place it in a sealed jar. Make sure the jar stays moist and let the seed germinate for 2 to 3 weeks. Once shoots start to appear, your seed is ready to be planted. Planting #3 You can, therefore, deposit the seed in the soil while being careful to leave the stem out of the soil. It is indeed this part that will grow and become the shrub! For a seed to germinate it needs water, nutrients and light. To provide these, use highly nutritive soil. For instance, 2/3 of black organic soil and 1/3 of compost (do not use clay soil for instance). Our tip is to place some rocks (if possible volcanic rocks) at the base of the pot so water can pass through the soil and not pool in the bottom of the pot. Place your pot near a window and make sure the soil is always moisturized by watering the pot whenever needed. Rooting #4 After a few months, your seed would have grown into a little bush. You might want to transfer it to a bigger pot so that it has room to grow. You will need to wait a little bit before it gives you its first fruits, probably 5 to 8 years… But it is definitely worth the wait: nothing beats fresh mangoes from the garden for breakfast!
7 Zero Waste Tips for Playtime
Read moreNo matter what age, little steps go a long way and there’s nothing more convincing than when the little tips come from our kids! So, this #plasticfreejuly we are handing over the mic to our #gaiafighters Philip, 9, Sienna, 7 and Chris, 3, who will give you a daily useful tip to how you can use alternatives to plastics and reduce waste in general. Find their videos on our Facebook and Instagram pages and get the tips here: Week 1 will be tips for when on the go AWAY from home, Week 2 in your HOME, Week 3 when on HOLIDAYS and Week 4 when PLAYING. We hope this will inspire you and your family to make the #smallchanges in your lives. Take the challenge to refuse single-use plastics on @plasticfreejuly and use our tips to help you on the journey.
7 Zero Waste Tips on Holiday
Read moreNo matter what age, little steps go a long way and there’s nothing more convincing than when the little tips come from our kids! So, this #plasticfreejuly we are handing over the mic to our #gaiafighters Philip, 9, Sienna, 7 and Chris, 3, who will give you a daily useful tip to how you can use alternatives to plastics and reduce waste in general. Find their videos on our Facebook and Instagram pages and get the tips here: Week 1 will be tips for when on the go AWAY from home, Week 2 in your HOME, Week 3 when on HOLIDAYS and Week 4 when PLAYING. We hope this will inspire you and your family to make the #smallchanges in your lives. Take the challenge to refuse single-use plastics on @plasticfreejuly and use our tips to help you on the journey.
7 Zero Waste Tips at Home
Read moreNo matter what age, little steps go a long way and there’s nothing more convincing than when the little tips come from our kids! So, this #plasticfreejuly we are handing over the mic to our #gaiafighters Philip, 9, Sienna, 7 and Chris, 3, who will give you a daily useful tip to how you can use alternatives to plastics and reduce waste in general. Find their videos on our Facebook and Instagram pages and get the tips here: Week 1 will be tips for when on the go AWAY from home, Week 2 in your HOME, Week 3 when on HOLIDAYS and Week 4 when PLAYING. We hope this will inspire you and your family to make the #smallchanges in your lives. Take the challenge to refuse single-use plastics on @plasticfreejuly and use our tips to help you on the journey.
7 Zero Waste Tips for Being on The Go
Read moreNo matter what age, little steps go a long way and there’s nothing more convincing than when the little tips come from our kids! So, this #plasticfreejuly we are handing over the mic to our #gaiafighters Philip, 9, Sienna, 7 and Chris, 3, who will give you a daily useful tip to how you can use alternatives to plastics and reduce waste in general. Find their videos on our Facebook and Instagram pages and get the tips here: Week 1 will be tips for when on the go AWAY from home, Week 2 in your HOME, Week 3 when on HOLIDAYS and Week 4 when PLAYING. We hope this will inspire you and your family to make the #smallchanges in your lives. Take the challenge to refuse single-use plastics on @plasticfreejuly and use our tips to help you on the journey.
Coconut oil: 11 ways to use this ultimate travel companion
Read moreHoping to travel light on your next vacation? Just like how you would pack versatile, classic pieces that you can use to mix and match outfits, virgin coconut oil is the beauty equivalent of the little black dress. It’s suitable for the whole family and can be used from head to toe. Before we list down the many ways you can make use of coconut oil while travelling, let’s first take a look at why this tropical plant oil continually top the superfoods list. Virgin coconut oil is derived from the flesh of ripe coconuts – the white flesh is used to extract both coconut milk (also known as santan) and coconut oil. As with everything else, a varying range of quality are found in the market, with prices to match. The best quality oil are those that are cold-pressed – meaning no heat, deodorisers or bleach are used in the production of the oil. The result is a clear, light liquid oil that smells of fresh coconuts. When possible, try to buy virgin coconut oil as they not only smell delicious – they are also jam-packed with medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs). Virgin coconut oil is frequently listed as a superfood due to its high MCFA content, which provides your body with energy instead of storing it as fat. If you’re still not convinced that consuming an oil that contains over 90% saturated fat is good for you, consider this: virgin coconut oil can help speed up your metabolism rate, helping you to lose weight. Other positives include anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties, which means that they can help with hair and skin too.
How to Cleanse Your Gut
Read moreLeaky gut, Systemic Candida, Allergies and Intolerances and Auto Immune Conditions You’ve probably heard a lot about gut health, leaky gut and the gut-brain connection lately. It’s a hot topic at the moment and one to really take note of. As with our modern diets and food production, our gut is taking a pounding. It is thought that it could be the precursor to certain auto-immune conditions and lead one down a terrible, sometimes irreversible path of ill health. I have been suffering from food intolerances and allergies since my 20’s. I’ve managed to trace back to when it all started and once armed with this information, I was able to find a cleansing program that suits my body and condition. This led me to wonder, how many people have these issues, but can’t trace it back to a certain period of time in their lives, because they just aren’t aware? And, if they have become aware, how would they know which information is safe to follow and what actually works?
Should we buy Biodegradable and Compostable?
Read moreHave you ever felt confused by the terms “biodegradable” and “compostable”? Did you ever buy such a product thinking “it must be good for the environment”? The choice in eco-products is expanding by the day and with the misuse of labels such as ‘bio’ and ‘eco’, navigating the maze of environmentally friendly product is becoming increasingly difficult. So, let’s dig into one of the common frustrations when contemplating to buy biodegradable and compostable products. Should we buy them? Do they actually pose a less negative threat to our environment? – and how are the two different? Recently a small company owner shared with me “how proud they were” to now deliver their product in biodegradable packets. He also shared that these packets will biodegrade in 2 years and were 3 times more expensive than the regular bubble packets. Coming from a scientific background, I was, of course, curious to know how this actually worked in practice. I asked about the conditions under which the packet is biodegradable and where they were being collected for the purpose of biodegradation? The reply was somewhat disheartening, but most probably not uncommon: “I don’t know, I suggest you just put the packaging in a regular rubbish bin”?
6 Ways to get More Vitamin D
15th August, 2019
How to Grow a Mango
8th August, 2019
7 Zero Waste Tips for Playtime
5th August, 2019
7 Zero Waste Tips on Holiday
1st August, 2019
7 Zero Waste Tips at Home
22nd July, 2019
7 Zero Waste Tips for Being on The Go
15th July, 2019
Coconut oil: 11 ways to use this ultimate travel companion
1st July, 2019
How to Cleanse Your Gut
27th June, 2019
Should we buy Biodegradable and Compostable?
20th June, 2019
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